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Heme iron from meat and risk of adenocarcinoma of the esophagus and stomach

BACKGROUND: Iron can cause oxidative stress and DNA damage, and heme iron can catalyze endogenous formation of N-nitroso compounds, which are potent carcinogens. Dietary iron promotes esophageal cancer incidence in animal studies and has been identified as a growth factor for Helicobacter pylori, an...

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Main Authors: Ward, Mary H., Cross, Amanda J., Abnet, Christian C., Sinha, Rashmi, Markin, Rodney S., Weisenburger, Dennis D.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2012
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3261306/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22044848
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1097/CEJ.0b013e32834c9b6c
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